Cooper Coates (Halifax Tars) scored a try and posted two converts on the way to helping the men’s U-18 team defeat New Brunswick 14-5.

Meanwhile, the U-20 Keltics trounced Prince Edward Island 41-0 in the gold-medal game, scoring seven tries in all, paced by Alyssa Canning and Tanisha Campbell, who both play for Pictou County RFC.

The final game of the day saw the U-18 Keltics women beat Eastern Ontario in a low-scoring 7-3 affair. Catherine Rutledge, of the Halifax RFC, scored Nova Scotia’s only try of the game in the first half, providing her team with the margin of victory.

The U-18 men’s and women’s teams will now move on to Calgary to compete in the national championships from Aug. 3-10.

“To win all divisions and drop only one game in the entire tournament is truly special,” said Jack Hanratty, coach of the Nova Scotia rugby program.“The hard work put in by the players, coaches, managers and clubs was truly rewarded today and I am excited for the future of rugby in this province.”